People observe the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2015. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

A caregiver covers a veteran with a blanket during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa, Nov. 11, 2015. (Photo: Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

They remember, no matter their role

James Anderson, left to right, Royal Canadian Legion's Silver Cross mother Sheila Anderson, Governor General David Johnston, Sharon Johnston, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Sophie Gregoire-Trudeau and Veterans Affairs Minister Kent Hehr take part in the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2015. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)

A veteran looks on during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2015. (Adrian Wyld/The Canadian Press)

A young girl holds a sign of thanks for soldiers at the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa, on Nov. 11, 2015. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

Naval veterans Jean MacDonald (left) and Doris Hope chat before the Remembrance Day ceremony at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2015. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press)

No matter how hard it is, they remember

Helen Pitre sits among the graves of soldiers as she watches Remembrance Day ceremonies, Nov. 11, 2015 in Pointe-Claire, Que. (Ryan Remiorz/The Canadian Press)

People listen to the playing of the "Last Post" during a Remembrance Day service at Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery on Nov. 11, 2015. (Photo: Chris Young/The Canadian Press)

Royal Canadian Legion's Silver Cross mother Sheila Anderson places a wreath during the Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Nov. 11, 2015. Anderson's son, Jordan, was killed by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan in 2007. (Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)